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Speeches and self-consciousness

Episode #76

I’ve talked about my Toastmasters class a number of times on my show before but never included clips. So in this episode, guess what? That’s right, a clip! Of a 5-minute – rather unusual – speech I gave at a recent Toastmasters meeting (along with a very distracting firetruck siren in the background). After [...]

It’s the Year of the Ti-Ger!

#75
Gung Hay Fat Choy! It is the year of the tiger in the Chinese lunar calendar so I’ve declared 2010 as the Year of the Ti-Ger! I talk all about it on today’s episode and what it means for us stutterers. I also beg announce how you can become a Ti-Ger Tamer and entice you [...]

Sounds of a Stuttering Meetup

#74
Today we go into a pub for a stuttering meetup! I recorded about 20 minutes to give you a slice of life in the stuttering meetups that I attend almost every month. I always have a blast and enjoy great conversation about stuttering and non-stuttering related topics. If you ever have a chance to go [...]

Disclose! Disclose! Disclose!

Epsiode #73

Today’s episode begins with a nighttime winter’s walk from the bus while I tell a positive story about disclosing my stuttering at a meetup I attended for iPhone developers. I didn’t know anyone there and I was stuttering A LOT. Very awkward, really embarrassing but… Then a quick chat on a sunny winter’s day [...]

Interview with an animator

#72
Happy New Year! Happy New Decade! The first episode of Stuttering is Cool for 2010 is a chat with Eric Stirpe, an aspiring animator and who also doesn’t let his stuttering get in his way. Since we chat over video, I can see all his secondaries ;) After my chat with Eric, I play some [...]

Stuttering Study – Redux

#71

Remember when I participated in a stuttering study back in episode 20? Today I go back to participate in a second one. I interview Kim Bauerly who is currently a PhD student at the University of Toronto who explains how her research has the potential to improve speech therapy. Also in this episode is a [...]

Job interviews – part 3

#70

Remember Job Interviews and Job Interviews part 2? In this episode, I speak with Pam for Job Interviews part 3! Pam is a high school guidance counsellor who’s got rock star advice about preparing yourself for job interviews.
Job interviews can be daunting and we are the lucky ones to have our stuttering in the process. [...]

Breaking covert stuttering habits

#69

Following up from episode 68, I delve a little deeper into what happens after you’ve accepted your stuttering: trying to break your years and years and years of covert habits! We also hear from two cool stuttering listeners. Send in your audio – talk about anything you like, comment on this show, share an experience, [...]

Controlling your stuttering in front of an audience

#68 or  The Clipping Audio Episode

Today we hear from 2 fellow stutterers who called in to give a shout out and ask how to control your stuttering when reading in front of a large audience. I recorded this while on a day trip to the unique Leslie Street Spit with a few friends who you [...]

Stuttering in the military

#37

Today I speak with @hthrb2 on our way to her first ever stuttering meet up. Along with sharing her thoughts with us before and after the meet up, Heather also tells us what’s it like be a stutterer in the military. She also gives her advice for any fellow stutterers out there why may be [...]